Game Reviews
Review: Big Brain Academy
Big Brain Academy Nintendo Reviewed On: DS Street: 06.05.06 I already know what you’re thinking. Yes, my brain is ridiculously large. Yes, the Nintendo Double Screen (DS) did eventually burst into flames trying to gauge the awesome power within my mind—but before the poor little machine combusted from exertion I managed to have a pretty
Review: Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil Ubisoft Reviewed On: PS2 Street: 11.11.03 As the SLUG staff dork it is my job to spend my free moments doing a variety of fun things like reading video game magazines, clicking video game websites and watching video game television programs. Over the last few years there have been a few
Review: Overlord
Overlord Triumph Studion Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Street: 06.27.06 You all know the story. Boy meets girl. Boy has been resurrected by a legion of devilish imps who have mistaken boy for their deceased and evil master. Girl adds a much-needed woman’s touch to boy’s evil fortress of tyranny. Yeah, some stories just never get
Review: Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 Capcom Street: 10.25.2005 Action/Adventure Some nit-pickers will be quick to point out that Resident Evil 4 is not a PS2 title but a port from the Game Cube console. Well, I included it anyways and there’s not much you can do about it. With a game this solid, who really cares where
Review: Grand Theft Auto Series
Grand Theft Auto Series RockStar Games Action/Adventure I couldn’t pick just one of these so I’m going to touch upon the last three major console installments of this series, Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas. What can I say about GTA III that hasn’t been said a thousand times already? Open ended game play,
Review: God of War
God of War SCEE Street: 03.01.06 Action Action Action The word epic gets abused quite a bit these days. However when I say that God of War is an epic game I believe the true meaning of the word is undiluted in this use. God of War (GoW) goes big from beginning to end without
Review: Heatseeker
Heatseeker Codemasters Reviewed On: PS2 Street: 05.07 When I was 12-years-old I saved and saved and bought a game called Flight Simulator for my Commodore 64 computer. It took 15 minutes to load, consisted of nothing more that a really bad airplane motor noise and some green lines and ran at about two frames per
Review: Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II Red Octane Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Street: 04.03 It seems I can’t mention my fondness for video games to anyone these days without getting a sermon on the marvels of the Guitar Hero series. I’ll confess that the success of these games and my own hobby of playing real guitars instilled in
Review: Black
Black Criterion Games Reviewed On: PS2/XBox Street: 02.28.06 I’ve heard a lot of people complain about this game. No story, moronic enemies, claustrophobic maps etc. Here’s what I say to them: this game kicks ass. I’m not saying that they are wrong; in fact, this game does have a sitcom-thin plot line and the enemies
Review: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl GSC Game World/THQ PC Street 03.20 Before you read the rest of this review I have a confession to make; I love S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Indeed, the first person shooter (FPS) games are my favorites to play and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. manages to scratch my every itch. I admit that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. does have its share